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Kansas City Royals @ 
Chicago White Sox
2021-08-03 · Night game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 19369 · 79°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph from LF · 2:44
Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 7–1. Chicago White Sox opened the scoring in the 2nd — Andrew Vaughn homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Tim Anderson homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Seby Zavala scores — worth 11% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| CHA | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
W: Dylan Cease L: Kris Bubic SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Hunter Wendelstedt · 1B: Ron Kulpa · 2B: Adam Beck · 3B: Quinn Wolcott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Santana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Edward Olivares | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Anderson | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jose Abreu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Eloy Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adam Engel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Yoan Moncada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Andrew Vaughn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Leury Garcia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Seby Zavala | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Bubic | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
 Kyle Zimmer | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Richard Lovelady | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Wade Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dylan Cease | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
 Michael Kopech | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Garrett Crochet | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Tepera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Carlos Santana: W
- Salvador Perez: WP.1-2
- Salvador Perez: 6/F6D
- Andrew Benintendi: K
Bot 1
- Tim Anderson: 63/G6
- Cesar Hernandez: W
- Jose Abreu: 64(1)/FO/G56S.B-1
- Eloy Jimenez: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Top 2
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Michael Taylor: 5/BP25
Bot 2
- Adam Engel: FLE3
- Adam Engel: 53/G5
- Yoan Moncada: K
- Andrew Vaughn: HR/F78XD
- Leury Garcia: 9/F9D
Top 3
- Edward Olivares: S8/F8S
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Whit Merrifield: SB2
- Whit Merrifield: K+PB.2-3;B-1
- Carlos Santana: FC/G34S.3XH(32);1-2;B-1
- Salvador Perez: 7/F7+
Bot 3
- Seby Zavala: W
- Tim Anderson: BK.1-2
- Tim Anderson: HR/F9D.2-H
- Cesar Hernandez: W
- Jose Abreu: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
- Eloy Jimenez: 3/G34+
Top 4
- Andrew Benintendi: W
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: K+SB2
- Michael Taylor: 8/F78XD+
Bot 4
- Adam Engel: K
- Yoan Moncada: 63/G6
- Andrew Vaughn: K
Top 5
- Edward Olivares: 7/F7D
- Nicky Lopez: 5/P56S
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6+
Bot 5
- Leury Garcia: K
- Seby Zavala: K
- Tim Anderson: S5/G5
- Cesar Hernandez: K
Top 6
- Carlos Santana: K
- Salvador Perez: K
- Jarrod Dyson: K
Bot 6
- Jose Abreu: 9/L9D
- Eloy Jimenez: K
- Adam Engel: K
Top 7
- Hunter Dozier: T8/F8XD+
- Ryan O'Hearn: 8/SF/F78D+.3-H
- Michael Taylor: K
- Edward Olivares: 9/F9D
Bot 7
- Yoan Moncada: W
- Andrew Vaughn: W.1-2
- Leury Garcia: W.2-3;1-2
- Seby Zavala: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tim Anderson: S8/L8.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Cesar Hernandez: 52(3)/FO/G56S.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Jose Abreu: S8/L8.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Eloy Jimenez: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3;B-1
- Adam Engel: K
Top 8
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G56
- Carlos Santana: S7/L7LS
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9
Bot 8
- Yoan Moncada: 3/L3D+
- Andrew Vaughn: 63/G6D+
- Leury Garcia: 6/L6D
Top 9
- Jarrod Dyson: 3/P34
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: 3/G3
Notes & reviews
- Benintendi left with injured shoulder